župa

See also: Appendix:Variations of "zupa"

Czech

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *župa, perhaps ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gewp- (“cavity, pit”). Compare Albanian gop (“cunt”), Polish żupa (“mine”), Proto-Germanic *kubô (“shed, hut”) and Ancient Greek γύπη (gúpē, “cave”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈʒupa]
• Hyphenation: žu‧pa

Noun

župa f

1. (historical) district, region, county

   Synonym: kraj

Declension

Declension of župa (hard feminine)

	singular	plural
nominative	župa	župy
genitive	župy	žup
dative	župě	župám
accusative	župu	župy
vocative	župo	župy
locative	župě	župách
instrumental	župou	župami

Derived terms

• župan m
• župní

 

Further reading

• “župa”, in Příruční slovník jazyka českého (in Czech), 1935–1957
• “župa”, in Slovník spisovného jazyka českého (in Czech), 1960–1971, 1989
• “župa”, in Internetová jazyková příručka (in Czech)

Lower Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *župa.

Noun

župa f

1. district, division, chapter

Further reading

• Starosta, Manfred (1999) “župa”, in Dolnoserbsko-nimski słownik / Niedersorbisch-deutsches Wörterbuch (in German), Bautzen: Domowina-Verlag

Serbo-Croatian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *župa, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gewp- (“cavity, pit”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʒǔːpa/
• Hyphenation: žu‧pa

Noun

žúpa f (Cyrillic spelling жу́па)

1. parish (Catholic)
2. (historical) district, region, county

Declension

Declension of župa

	singular	plural
nominative	župa	župe
genitive	župe	župa
dative	župi	župama
accusative	župu	župe
vocative	župo	župe
locative	župi	župama
instrumental	župom	župama

Further reading

• “župa”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
• “župa”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024
• “župa”, in Hrvatski jezični portal (in Serbo-Croatian), 2006–2024

Upper Sorbian

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Slavic *župa. The second meaning is a semantic loan from German Gau.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈʒupa/
• Rhymes: -upa
• Hyphenation: žu‧pa
• Syllabification: žu‧pa

Noun

župa f

1. district association
2. (historical) an administrative unit of the Third Reich

Declension

Declension of župa (feminine hard stem)

	singular	dual	plural
nominative	župa	župje	župy
genitive	župy	župow	župow
dative	župje	župomaj	župam
accusative	župu	župje	župy
instrumental	župu	župomaj	župami
locative	župje	župomaj	župach
vocative	župa	župje	župy

Derived terms

adjectives

• župny

 

nouns

• župan m inan or m pers
• županka f
• županstwo n

 

References

• “župa” in Soblex